Science & Technology

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Self-knowledge through numbers

Wearable technology can track our every movement and heartbeat – but what happens when insurers and employers get involved?

The reality of climate change

The reality of climate change

Even in a best case scenario, 36 per cent of the glaciers in the Hindu Kush Himalaya range will disappear by 2100, says new report.

DNA heritability

Felling the family tree

Hereditary traits and even eugenics are back in the headlines, as a series of new books seek to influence the nature-nurture debate.

opioid crisis

The other opioid crisis

While all the attention is on western drug misuse, 80 per cent of the world’s population goes without sufficient pain relief treatment.

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